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StepUpiq Team Feb 17, 2026 Featured Career Negative

Why Lateral Hiring is Broken in India

The 50% hike norm is creating compensation chaos and zero-tenure churn that hurts everyone involved.

StepUpiq Team May 9, 2026 Career Mixed

Why Most Indian Engineers Are Underpaid by 30%

Anchoring bias plus first-job comp drift means the median Indian engineer is 25-30% below true market by year 5.

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